League of Women Voters of Naperville

April Book Group - Friday: Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
2026-04-14 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom Meeting
Join us on Friday, April 17th, at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation
Author: Grace L. Williams
GoodReads Description:
In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in the boys’ club of banking
and finance, women were still infantilized—no credit without a male cosigner, and their income
was dismissed as unreliable. Give Her Credit follows the challenges, uphill battles, and
achievements of some of the enterprising women of Denver who broke boundaries, inspired
millions, and afforded opportunities for every marginalized citizen in the country.

April Book Group - Tuesday: Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
2026-04-21 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Tuesday, April 21st, at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation
Author: Grace L. Williams
GoodReads Description:
In the 1970s, a new wave of feminism was sweeping America. But in the boys’ club of banking
and finance, women were still infantilized—no credit without a male cosigner, and their income
was dismissed as unreliable. Give Her Credit follows the challenges, uphill battles, and
achievements of some of the enterprising women of Denver who broke boundaries, inspired
millions, and afforded opportunities for every marginalized citizen in the country.

May Book Group - Friday: Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
2026-05-15 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, May 15th, at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation
Author: Grace L. Williams
GoodReads Description:
An ambitious and passionate exploration of what’s gone wrong with pregnancy in America,
through the lens of history, politics, and the searing experiences of five women. Unbearable
introduces us to five women navigating pregnancy care—from that first positive pregnancy test
through joy, loss, and the unforeseen—in a country that is at best indifferent and at worst
willfully cruel, and to brave, outnumbered people fighting to make it better.

May Book Group - Tuesday: Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
2026-05-19 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, May 19th, at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women’s Bank That Empowered a Generation
Author: Grace L. Williams
GoodReads Description:
An ambitious and passionate exploration of what’s gone wrong with pregnancy in America,
through the lens of history, politics, and the searing experiences of five women. Unbearable
introduces us to five women navigating pregnancy care—from that first positive pregnancy test
through joy, loss, and the unforeseen—in a country that is at best indifferent and at worst
willfully cruel, and to brave, outnumbered people fighting to make it better.

June Book Group - Friday: Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
2026-06-19 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, June 19th, at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
All Boys Aren’t Blue
Author: George M. Johnson
GoodReads Description:
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson
explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the
memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving
grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the
trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.

June Book Group - Tuesday: Unbearable: Five Women and the Perils of Pregnancy in America
2026-06-23 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Friday, June 23rd, at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
All Boys Aren’t Blue
Author: George M. Johnson
GoodReads Description:
In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson
explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the
memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving
grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the
trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys.

July Book Group - Friday: We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
2026-07-17 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, July 17th, at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
Author: Jill Lepore
GoodReads Description:
In this landmark, lavishly illustrated book, Harvard professor of history and law Jill Lepore
argues that the philosophy of amendment is foundational to American constitutionalism.
Lepore offers a sweeping, lyrical, and democratic constitutional history, telling the stories of
generations of Americans who have attempted everything from abolishing the Electoral College
to guaranteeing environmental rights, hoping to mend America by amending its constitution.

July Book Group - Tuesday: We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
2026-07-21 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Tuesday, July 21st, at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution
Author: Jill Lepore
GoodReads Description:
In this landmark, lavishly illustrated book, Harvard professor of history and law Jill Lepore
argues that the philosophy of amendment is foundational to American constitutionalism.
Lepore offers a sweeping, lyrical, and democratic constitutional history, telling the stories of
generations of Americans who have attempted everything from abolishing the Electoral College
to guaranteeing environmental rights, hoping to mend America by amending its constitution.

August Book Group - Friday: Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice
2026-08-21 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, August 21st at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice
Author: Rachel Kolb
GoodReads Description:
Rachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf people with legal
rights to accessibility services. Part memoir, part cultural exploration, Kolb details a life lived
among words in varied sensory forms and considers why and how those words matter. Told
through rich storytelling, analysis, and humor, Articulate is a linguistic coming-of-age in both
deaf and hearing worlds, challenging us to consider how language expresses our
humanity—and offering more ways we might exist together.

August Book Group - Tuesday: Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice
2026-08-25 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Tuesday, August 25th at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Articulate: A Deaf Memoir of Voice
Author: Rachel Kolb
GoodReads Description:
Rachel Kolb was born profoundly deaf the same year that the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) was passed, and she grew up as part of the first generation of deaf people with legal
rights to accessibility services. Part memoir, part cultural exploration, Kolb details a life lived
among words in varied sensory forms and considers why and how those words matter. Told
through rich storytelling, analysis, and humor, Articulate is a linguistic coming-of-age in both
deaf and hearing worlds, challenging us to consider how language expresses our
humanity—and offering more ways we might exist together.

September Book Group - Friday: Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
2026-09-18 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, September 18th at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Latinoland: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority
Author: Marie Arana
GoodReads Description:
A sweeping yet personal overview of the Latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of
interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our
largest and fastest-growing minority. LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview
of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana’s life
experience as a Latina.

September Book Group - Tuesday: Latinoland: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority
2026-09-22 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Tuesday, September 22nd at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Latinoland: A Portrait of America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority
Author: Marie Arana
GoodReads Description:
A sweeping yet personal overview of the Latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of
interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our
largest and fastest-growing minority. LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview
of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana’s life
experience as a Latina.

October Book Group - Friday: Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett
2026-10-16 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, October 16th at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett
Author: Jennifer Gonnerman
GoodReads Description:
Life on the Outside tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen years in Bedford Hills
prison for selling cocaine–a first offense–under New York's Rockefeller drug laws. The book
opens on the morning of January 26, 2000, when Bartlett is set free and returns to New York
City. Over the next months, she clashes with her daughters, hunts for a job, visits her son and
husband in prison, negotiates the rules of parole, and campaigns for the repeal of the laws that
led to her long prison term.

October Book Group - Tuesday: Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett
2026-10-20 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Tuesday, October 20th at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett
Author: Jennifer Gonnerman
GoodReads Description:
Life on the Outside tells the story of Elaine Bartlett, who spent sixteen years in Bedford Hills
prison for selling cocaine–a first offense–under New York's Rockefeller drug laws. The book
opens on the morning of January 26, 2000, when Bartlett is set free and returns to New York
City. Over the next months, she clashes with her daughters, hunts for a job, visits her son and
husband in prison, negotiates the rules of parole, and campaigns for the repeal of the laws that
led to her long prison term.

November Book Group - Friday: Three Girls from Bronzeville
2026-11-20 12:30 - 13:30
Join us on Friday, November 20th at 12:30 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Three Girls from Bronzeville
Author: Dawn Turner
GoodReads Description:
They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and
headstrong; and her best friend, Debra, already prom-queen pretty by third grade. They
bonded as they roamed the concrete landscape of Bronzeville, a historic neighborhood on
Chicago’s South Side. A celebration of sisterhood, a testimony to the unique struggles of Black
women, and a tour-de-force about the complex interplay of race, class, and opportunity, and
how those forces shape our lives and our capacity for resilience and redemption.

November Book Group - Tuesday: Three Girls from Bronzeville
2026-11-24 19:00 - 20:00
Join us on Tuesday, November 24th at 7 pm for our Book Group Event. Please register!
Three Girls from Bronzeville
Author: Dawn Turner
GoodReads Description:
They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and
headstrong; and her best friend, Debra, already prom-queen pretty by third grade. They
bonded as they roamed the concrete landscape of Bronzeville, a historic neighborhood on
Chicago’s South Side. A celebration of sisterhood, a testimony to the unique struggles of Black
women, and a tour-de-force about the complex interplay of race, class, and opportunity, and
how those forces shape our lives and our capacity for resilience and redemption.
